Body's defences may worsen chronic lung diseases in smokers

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 04:00 in Health & Medicine

Although the immune system is designed to protect the body from harm, it may actually worsen one of the most difficult-to-treat respiratory diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), according to new University of Cincinnati (UC) research...

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